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Update from the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson: A jury is deliberating for the second day in the case, where three attendees (Don and Gail Patterson, Heather Wilkinson) died from poisonous mushrooms served in beef Wellington pastries. Heather Wilkinson’s husband, Ian, survived. Patterson claims accidental mixing of mushrooms, eating disorder-induced vomiting, and ignorance about the fatal mushrooms. Prosecutors argue deliberate poisoning and multiple cover-ups. Patterson might face life imprisonment if convicted over alleged deliberate poisoning.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff